Hoboken Police See Drop in Crime

Hoboken is safer, according to Chief Ken Ferrante, who announced a 10.1% reduction in overall crime compared to 2017.

The mid-year 2018 Crime Statistics for @CityofHoboken are in.10 of 13 categories are DOWN! After having only 70 reported thefts in June which was down 31.3% from June 2017, year to date, the Theft category is now down 13.1%. Violent Crime is down 3.9%. Overall crime is down 10.1%

Ferrante thanked officers for their commitment to making residents and visitors as safe as possible. He also thanked Mayor Ravi Bhalla and the City Council for their cooperation.

Thanks Mayor @RaviBhalla & your administration as well as City Council for providing us the resources when it comes to approving our requests for Officers, Promotions, & purchasing of Equipment which helps us best provide @CityofHoboken residents & visitors with police coverage.

Nevertheless, Hoboken PD exceeds the state averages in 6 of 7 areas—including tripling the state arrest rates in the areas of Robbery and Burglary. For the first 6 months of 2018, the Hoboken Police Department has closed by arrest, 219 of 671 crimes, for an astounding 32.6% total closure rate.